Shock Forming Machine (Patent No: 304023)

Inventor: Heart-Stooker Company Limited, (assignee)

Location: Edmonton

Comments: see Francis Joseph McCann

Description: Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:-

1: In a shocking machine, a receptacle, a cradle upon which sheaves may be deposited, a connection rod attached to the cradle, a link fixed to the connecting rod, a rock shaft to which the link is pivotally connected, a pinion fixed to the rockshaft, a segmental gear meshing with said pinion, an arm connected with said gear meshing with said pinion, an arm connected with said gear meshing with said pinion, an arm connected with said gear to rotate therewith, a crank, a link connecting the crank and arm, a shaft to which the crank is fixed, a male crutch member keyed for sliding movement on the shaft, a female clutch member, resilient means urging the clutch member into engagement, means to normally prevent engagement of said clutch member, an chain and sprocket connections between the female member and a drive wheel of the machine.
2: In a shocking machine, a receptacle, a cradle upon which sheaves may be deposited, a connecting rod attached to one end of the cradle, a rockshaft, a segmental gear meshing with said pinion, a male clutch member, means connecting the gear and the male clutch member, a female clutch member, means for resiliently urging the clutch members into engagement and means for driving the clutch from a drive wheel of the machine.
3: In a shocking machine, a receptacle, a cradle upon which sheaves may be deposited, a shaft, a casting fixed to the shaft, a connecting rod journalled in the casting and attached to one end of the cradle, means connected with the drive wheel of the machine to rotate the cradle and the shaft, a cam carried by the shaft, a lever positioned adjacent the cam, means for oscillating the lever by the cam, and means connecting the lever and the connecting rod so that the oscillating movements of the lever will be transmitted to the cradle.
4: In a shocking machine, a receptacle, a cradle upon which sheaves may be deposited, a shaft, a casting fixed to the shaft, a connecting rod journalled in the casting and attached to one end of the cradle, means connected with the drive wheel of the machine to rotate the cradle and the shaft, a cam rotatably mounted on the shaft, means fixed to the shaft to rotate the cam, a lever pivoted adjacent the cam, means to oscillate the lever by the cam, a u-shaped member to one leg of which the lever is connected, a crank arm connected to the other leg of the U-shaped member, and meads connecting the crank arm and the connecting rod so that oscillating movements of the lever will be transmitted to the cradle through the connecting rod.
5: In a shocking machine, a receptacle, a cradle upon which sheaves may be deposited, a connecting rod attached to one end of the cradle, a rockshaft connected with the connecting rod, a pinion fixed to the rockshaft, a segmental gear meshing with said pinion, a male clutch member, means connecting the gear and the male clutch member, a female clutch member, means for resiliently urging the clutch member into engagement, an arm projecting from the male member, a lug pivotally mounted adjacent the clutch to engage said arm to cam the clutch members from engagement, and chain and sprocket means for connecting the female member with a drive wheel of the machine.